Leader Academy | Charleston Leaders

What is Leader Academy?

Leader Academy is a program run and funded by Charleston Leaders that will take 16 high school students (one from each school in Charleston County) nominated by their school’s designated leaders and teachers and facilitate their participation in 7 or 8 different sessions with community leaders and partners. These sessions will be scheduled in two parts: a fall semester and a spring semester. The first session will be an introduction to the upcoming program where students and teachers will have an awareness of the scheduling and topics. The last session at the end of the program will celebrate the success and completion of the students dedication and program.

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Leader Academy Brand Story + Mission Statement

The mission of Leader Academy is to introduce Charleston’s leaders of the future to their own potential.

Charleston Leaders believes in developing relationships that make the Charleston community stronger through great leadership. Leaders are found in every scenario and circumstance, and that includes student leaders. We want to set the leaders of tomorrow on the path to becoming important members of the Charleston community. That is why we founded the Leader Academy initiative.

Our goal with Leader Academy is to find synergy in all children that qualify for this program despite where they come from. We will rely on teachers to nominate worthy candidates all across the Charleston County School District. These sixteen candidates will then be provided with monthly interaction with community leaders and partners in a variety of discussion opportunities to examine issues that are important to our region.

The mission of Leader Academy is simple: To introduce Charleston’s leaders of the future to their own potential. Too often young, promising students simply overlook their inherent leadership potential. Our program looks to foster leadership growth by matching these students to community needs, resources, and opportunities.

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What parents can expect:

Their children to get opportunities, exposure, internship and career awareness, professionalism, and personal brand building & ownership.

What our community can expect:

A dedicated group of young learners and leaders that will potentially enhance and strengthen our business culture

Guidelines for Eligibility:

Academic Achievement
Expression of interest
Full Participation
Leadership Demonstration
Community Recommendations

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Name

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School Attending

Home address

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City

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Name You Prefer to be Called

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Cell Phone

Your Age

Your Gender

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Parent/Legal Guardian Name

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Parent/Legal Guardian Email

Parent/Legal Guardian Phone

Please list, in order of importance to you, up to three school, volunteer, religious, social, athletic, or other organizations or activities in which you have participated during the last four years.

Most important to me:

2nd Most important to me:

3rd Most important to me:

List any part-time job experience(s) you have had, paid or volunteer, and briefly tell what it involved. If you currently have a job, would it interfere with your participation in Leader Academy?

What goals (personal, educational and/or career goals) have you set for your future, and how do you plan to attain those goals?

Tell us about leadership role(s) that you have had in your school, community, church, work or family life, and tell us some of the responsibilities you had in that role.

As a leader in the community, what changes would you make and why?

What benefits do you hope to receive by participating in Leader Academy?

Please list two people who would be a reference for you:

your high school principal, counselor, or teacher and
any adult who knows you well, other than a parent or relative (for example, a scout leader, church youth leadership, manager where you volunteer, etc.)

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Name 2 of Educator or Reference

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School/Firm/Organization

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